“Do It by Myself” or Autonomy, Participation, and Assistive Devices and Technology Needs of Children and Youth With Disabilities: Text Mining Analysis of a National Survey in France

Editorial reading guide · Independence

Which everyday activity would my child most like to do with less help?

This article examines how families describe technologies that help young people with disabilities to do things independently. The study makes room for the child’s own perspective or responsibility in a decision families can recognise.

Who was studied?

Respondents to a French national survey on participation, activity limitations and assistive technology.

Age / stage: Children and youth with disabilities

Read with three questions

1. What does the article establish about how families describe technologies that help young people with disabilities to do things independently?
2. Whose perspective was recorded, and what might an independent observer have described differently?
3. How closely does the population described here match the family or setting you have in mind? The population to compare is respondents to a French national survey on participation, activity limitations and assistive technology.

Keep the limits in view

The measures reflect what respondents reported. Associations alone cannot distinguish the direction of influence or exclude other explanations.